5/27/2023 0 Comments Benjamin burrows the apothecary![]() ![]() The book is an educational story and l learnt that seven years after the World War, London was still recovering while America was carrying on with everyday life. The characters are busy saving the world whilst dealing with their teenage lives! The story moves fast and every detail is important. This book is great! Although the language is sometimes challenging to understand it is written in such a way to make it easier to follow. Will Janie and Ben survive on their wild adventure? ![]() Janie, Ben and their friends are searching for not only Benjamin's father but also to stop the Soviets from exploding their atomic bomb. Janie and Ben discover many wonderful secrets and spells, for example changing into birds and becoming invisible but there are others who seek to gain it. Ben's father, a kind local apothecary, is apparently kidnapped by German spies, but not before he passes the two teens an ancient book and instructions to protect it. Life seems awful (for example at school) until she meets Benjamin Borrows, a humble boy who turns Janie's life around. The book tells the story of a teenage girl called Janie Scott who moves from sunny Los Angeles to dreary London because her parents are suspected communists. This book will transport you to a magical land where all seems possible. The book is full of adventure, mystery, suspense and romance. ![]() The Apothecary is an historical/ fantasy book set after World War II. ![]()
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